]]>https://oceansideg2g.org/2019/01/13/oceanside-g2g-meeting-agenda-tuesday-january-15-2018/feed/0oceansideg2gCall for Agenda Itemshttps://oceansideg2g.org/2019/01/11/call-for-agenda-items-6/
https://oceansideg2g.org/2019/01/11/call-for-agenda-items-6/#respondFri, 11 Jan 2019 21:48:33 +0000http://oceansideg2g.org/?p=2963Continue reading →]]>This is a request for agenda items for our next scheduled meeting, January 15, 10:00 am at Knox United Church in Parksville. Please send your agenda items to Carolyn Dodd as Carol is currently away on vacation.

Welcome in the new year with a wonderful concert by Rebecca Collett and Jeremy Roszmann, accompanied by Cheryl Satre and Pippa Williams, and support meaningful charities with your donations. They are preparing a wide range of pieces including classical numbers, some well-known, others less so, musical theatre, Canadian folk and some surprises to sing at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo on January 6th, 2019 at 2:30.

Rebecca has sung with choirs and orchestras throughout Ontario and British Columbia, Toronto Operetta Theatre, independent opera collectives, and with the Canadian Opera Company Chorus. Currently, she sings with the Vancouver Opera Chorus and St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. Rebecca studied at the University of Western Ontario, the Chautauqua Institute School of Singing, under tutors from leading American institutions, such as Juilliard, Curtis and the Metropolitan Opera. She earned a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto’s prestigious ‘Opera School’. Rebecca is currently the Director of Communications for Save the Mothers.

Nanaimo raised, Jeremy Roszmann has sung with several orchestra across Vancouver Island including the Sooke Philharmonic, UVic Orchestra, UVic Chamber Singers, Victoria Gilbert and Sullivan Society and the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra. He was a regular chorus member with Pacific Opera Victoria while completing his BMus in Voice at the University of Victoria under Benjamin Butterfield. He attended Opera Nuova’s summer program where he performed Le Roi in Massenet’s Cendrillion, Inquisitor and Croupier in Berstein’s Candide, and studied with John Fanning. Recent performances include Fauré Requiem with the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra, Opera in the Vineyard with Nanaimo Opera, the role of Don Alfonso in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart and Young Student in POV’s Les Feluettes last spring. Presently Jeremy designs sails for a company in Victoria.

Canadian Lutheran World Relief is a federally registered charity with a 95% efficiency rating working with schools and hospitals in Jordan and Palestine, with food production in Ethiopia and Uganda, typhoon assistance in the Philippines, and internal displacement in Myanmar. Visit their website for more details at clwr.org.

In the 20th century, pregnancy and childbirth killed more than tuberculosis, suicide, traffic accidents and AIDS, combined. Globally, an estimated 303,000 maternal deaths occurred in 2015. The maternal mortality ratio in developing countries in 2015 is 239 per 100,000 live births versus 12 per 100,000 live births in developed countries. Save the Mothers was created when Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese, a Canadian obstetrician/gynecologist from McMaster University, was confronted with mothers in need in Uganda. She discovered many of the causes of maternal death went far beyond medical barriers. STM is recognized as a ground breaking program because of how it links leaders from various disciplines to form a network for lasting societal change. It is built on the truth that maternal mortality is not just a medical issue, but a societal problem. STM’s founders realized this early, that the need is to train not just health workers, but politicians, journalists, lawyers, educators, clergy, community activists and other leaders.

Admission is by donation at the door with all proceeds going to Canadian Lutheran World Relief and Save the Mothers. Tax receipts will be provided for donations of $20 or more and cheques may be made out to Hope Lutheran Church.

As we near the Holiday season, I hope you will find time to celebrate (yes, celebrate) the good times and successes of the past year.

Groups have been busy this fall, with many events held and some still on-going. The events I was able to attend were varied and each was lovely. I want to thank you for welcoming me; every Granny I spoke to was warm and friendly. In words borrowed from my friend, Gillian, “I’ve never met a Granny I didn’t like!” Congratulations on all your successes. The campaign continues from strength to strength because of your commitment.

Victoria and the Comox Valley staged Flashmobs in November. They are well represented in the national compilation video produced by the SLF, which was released for World AIDS Day, December 1st.

This month’s update is shorter than usual, but I’d like to hear your feedback regarding one item in particular. The idea of starting (or at least trying) a regional conference call appeals to me. The GRL from the region that has started having them says they are very successful. They have three per year.

Now, I would like to wish each and every one of you a happy, restful Holiday Season, and good health for the New Year 2019!

]]>https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/12/07/december-update/feed/0oceansideg2gCHRISTMAS LUNCH REMINDERhttps://oceansideg2g.org/2018/12/07/christmas-lunch-reminder/
https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/12/07/christmas-lunch-reminder/#respondFri, 07 Dec 2018 19:10:56 +0000http://oceansideg2g.org/?p=2943Continue reading →]]>Message for those who have signed up to attend the G2G Christmas Lunch
Monday, December 10th at noon at Chameleons Restaurant 220 Island Hwy

30 people have registered to attend, so we have filled the place!!!!

If you now cannot make it, please let Rita Morin know by Saturday the latest in order to confirm numbers with the restaurant.

Some of you confirmed via email to Rita and others signed up at the Extravaganza.
Looking forward to seeing you there….

Please be advised the updated G2G Membership Directory has now been posted in the “For Members Only” section of the website under Membership and Directory. You will notice that the format is different but the revision allows for easier addition of new members and updating. Please review your own information as the data had to be re-entered into the new format. If there are any errors or omissions, please send the corrections to Darlene Hayes or if you have questions or concerns about the directory, please also contact Darlene. Her contact information is on the first page of the directory. If your picture does not appear in the directory, and you would like your picture included, please see Judi Sherin at the January meeting. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping our directory up to date.

]]>https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/29/new-oceanside-g2g-directory-november-2018/feed/0oceansideg2gExtravaganza 2018https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/27/extravaganza-2018/
https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/27/extravaganza-2018/#respondTue, 27 Nov 2018 17:48:19 +0000http://oceansideg2g.org/?p=2926Continue reading →]]>Another successful Extravaganza thanks to all of your work and dedication! Our new surroundings made us sparkle all around!

We tallied up a whopping $22,275.00 thanks to our wonderful customers.

After all the hard work is over, let’s celebrate each other and the Christmas Season with a festive luncheon.
We have organized one for Monday, December 10th at 12 noon at
Chameleons Restaurant at 220 Island Highway – same location as last year.
We will have the restaurant to ourselves – so come and celebrate with us and enjoy the company of our G2G group.
Menu will be smorgasbord and will include:
Apple Butternut Squash Soup OR Crab Bisque
Veggie Quiche OR Quiche with Bacon
Lightly toasted Seafood Sandwiches –fresh tuna and shrimp in dill aioli
Salad – bowl of mixed greens with optional toppings
Warm Apple Crisp with Ice Cream
Tea or Coffee
Cost will be $20 plus tax and gratuities
Cash bar will be available
TO CONFIRM YOU ATTENDANCE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO RITA MORIN AT morinco@shaw.ca by December 7th.
I will also have sign up sheets at the Extravaganza

]]>https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/16/christmas-luncheon-for-g2g/feed/0oceansideg2gError in last post re: Extravaganzahttps://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/13/error-in-last-post-re-extravaganza/
https://oceansideg2g.org/2018/11/13/error-in-last-post-re-extravaganza/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 18:11:50 +0000http://oceansideg2g.org/?p=2914Continue reading →]]>Regarding an earlier post re baking, there was one word in that post that was incorrect. I think most would understand however we have new members so here it is again.

We can no longer “give” away a baking treat to customers who are finished shopping. The incorrect word was “sell” . The rest of the post is correct.
Thanks
Carol Lundine